VOLUSIA EXPOSED

The Power Of The People
Vs.
The Power Brokers

While Judge Will has assured us that the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) does properly vet all judicial candidates that they forward to the governor's office for appointment to judicial positions -- and while many may find comfort in Judge Will's assurances - it is our (VolusiaExposed.Com) OPINION - that this is far from the actual truth.

Since the JNC members are also appointed by the governor - the JNC judicial vetting processing is heavily politicized - to the extent, whereas, it must be openly questioned whether the JNC Commissioners' judicial selections have not already been pre-ordained by local and national political power brokers.

Sounds too far fetched? Well - before you rule it out as just another rogue conspiracy theory - you may wish to read our (VolusiaExposed.Com) December 21, 2015 article titled ". We (VolusiaExposed.Com) highly suspect that after reading this article - you, our readers, will have a new appreciation of the fact that some JNC Commissioners and judicial candidates are already keenly aware of - that it is the local and national power brokers that are the REAL decision makers in the JNC selection process.

Was Judge R. Lee Smith The Best Qualified - OR Simply The Best Politically Connection Nominee?

We (VolusiaExposed.Com) openly question whether Mr. Smith was the best qualified of the six nominees submitted by the JNC to the governor's office?

With no intended slight to Mr. Smith - we (VolusiaExposed.Com) are of the opinion that out of the six nominees he (Smith) was one of the least qualified.

Borrowing some of Judge Will's verbage from his April 12, 2016 interview on the Marc Bernier Show (WNDB 1150 Radio) - Mr. Smith does meet the minimum qualifications - five years as an attorney and he maintains a pulse (heartbeat).

Mr. Smith's practice of the law - has in our opinion - been very limited since his 2002 graduation from Jacksonville's Florida Coastal Law School (FCLS). , FCLS received it's full American Bar Association accrediation the very year Mr. Smith graduated.

Mr. Smith's legal career is mostly attached to serving as an Assistant State Attorney in both the Fourth (4th) and Seventh (7th) Florida Judicial Circuits from 2007 to present. He did serve as legislative counsel to from 2002 to 2007. Congressman Crenshaw is still in Congress - he is scheduled to retire next year (2017).

Given our opinion that the JNC selection process is more about having political connections - than it is about having actual overall legal experience - we (VolusiaExposed.Com) are of the opinion - that his connections to Congressman Crenshaw's office served him well in obtaining this gubernatorial judicial appointment. We (VolusiaExposed.Com) can easily envision a phone call from the congressman's office to the governor's office that ensured Smith's judicial appointment. Simply put - political favors always trump actual experience and abilities (Our Opinion).
Would You Have Voted For Smith?

So, given what you know about Judge Smith - would you have voted for him? Do you believe that he was the best choice given the other judicial nominees?

Would Smith's limited law experience (total focus on government service - no private practice), and his been challenged by a political opponent? We believe it would have. And maybe that is why individuals like Judge Joe Will prefer the JNC selection process - where little imprefections in a judicial candidate's background or character can be quietly glossed over by the political machine and status quo.

Judge Joe Will has a son - Assistant State Attorney J. Ryan Will. - so much so - that they would be difficult to manage in a judicial election campaign (Our Opinion). Especially since recently, some of these allegations resulted in a

Now lets focus back on Judge Smith - would you have voted for him? In order to assist you in making your decision - we have secured both the JNC video interviews of the six judicial nominees, as well as their completed (redacted) judicial applications (see below).

Review them for yourself - and decide for yourself whether Smith was the best candidate - and for whom you would have voted for - if given the chance to vote. Afterall - remember that Judge Joseph Will, and some others - apparently don't believe you have the abilities to make these important decisions. Might we kindly suggest that you remember Judge Will's comments - should you get a notice in the mail, requiring you to be a juror within his court room. Logic would dictate - if you are not competent enough to select judges - really how competent are you to sit on a jury? --- over and out for now.....

VIDEOS OF THE FEBRUARY 24, 2016 JNC NOMINEES INTERVIEWS
Nominees' JNC Applications Are Available As A Link Under Each Interview Video